Reclining chair

Abstract

A reclining chair having a seat, and a support structure including an element which supports the bottom of the seat. The attitude of the seat is shiftable relative to the support structure between an upright and a reclining position by a pivotable interconnect between the bottom of the seat and the element which supports the bottom of the seat.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 
     
       1. A reclining chair comprising a molded seat having an integral back, sides, bottom, and arms, each of the arms having an opening therein, support means for said seat having a major axis extending from side to side of the seat, and   means for shifting the attitude of the seat relative to the support means, between a generally upright position and a reclining position, comprising pivot means interconnecting the seat bottom and said support means and providing a pivotal axis for said support means relative to the seat bottom which is parallel to and radially displaced from the major axis of said support means,   said support means comprising an elongated rigid member and said pivot means comprising means engaging said elongated rigid member and the seat bottom intermediate the sides of the seat,   said elongated rigid member is generally U-shaped, having a portion extending across the bottom of the seat, and portions extending upwardly along the sides and through the openings in the arms of the seat.   
     
     
       2. The reclining chair defined in claim 1 wherein said support means further comprises a frame, and means connecting the upwardly extending portions of said elongated rigid member to said frame. 
     
     
       3. The reclining chair defined in claim 2 wherein said means connecting the elongated rigid member to said frame includes means for effecting oscillatory movement of said elongated rigid member and supported seat with respect to said frame. 
     
     
       4. A reclining chair comprising a seat having a back, sides and a rigid bottom, each having inner and outer surfaces, means supporting said seat comprising an elongated rigid member disposed across the outer surface of the bottom of the seat and extending from side to side of the seat, said elongated rigid member being U-shaped and having portions extending upwardly, along the outer surfaces of the sides of the seat,   means for shifting the attitude of the seat relative to the support means, between a generally upright position and a reclining position, comprising pivot means secured to said elongated rigid member, providing a pivotal axis parallel to and radially displaced from the major axis of said elongated member, and   means mounting said pivot means on the outer surface of said seat bottom for pivotal rotation of said pivot means and said elongated rigid member about said pivot axis.   
     
     
       5. The reclining chair defined in claim 4 wherein said pivot means comprises pins extending parallel to and radially displaced from the major axis of said elongated rigid member and the means mounting said pivot means on the outer surface of said seat bottom comprises blocks secured to said seat bottom having apertures adapted to receive said pivot pins. 
     
     
       6. The reclining chair defined in claim 4 wherein the means supporting said seat further comprises a frame and means connecting the upwardly extending portions of said elongated rigid member to said frame. 
     
     
       7. The reclining chair defined in claim 6 wherein said means connecting the elongated rigid member to said frame includes means for effecting oscillatory movement of said elongated rigid member and supported seat with respect to said frame. 
     
     
       8. A swing assembly for supporting a person for swinging movement, said swing assembly comprising a base, seat means for receiving a person, said seat means having a rigid bottom, a rigid support pivotally connected with said base and said seat means, said support having a first portion disposed beneath the rigid bottom of said seat means, a second portion extending upwardly along one side of said seat means and a third portion extending upwardly along a side of said seat means opposite from said one side, first connection means for connecting said first portion of said support with said rigid bottom of said seat means and for shifting the rigid bottom of said seat means relative to said support to change the angular orientation of the rigid bottom of said seat means relative to said support and said base, second connection means for connecting said second portion of said support with said seat means and for enabling the angular orientation of the rigid bottom of said seat means to be changed relative to said second portion of said support, and third connection means for connecting said third portion of said support with said seat means and for enabling the angular orientation of the rigid bottom of said seat means to be changed relative to said third portion of said support, said second and third connection means including means for cooperating with said support and said first connection means to hold said rigid bottom of said seat means in any one of a plurality of angular orientations relative to said support during swinging movement of said seat means relative to said base. 
     
     
       9. A swing assembly as set forth in claim 8 wherein said first connection means includes a member pivotally connected with a lower side of said rigid bottom of said seat means and with said first portion of said support, said member being pivotal relative to said rigid bottom of said seat means to change the position of said first portion of said support from a first position to a second position.